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Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London by rickydroll on Monday March 20, 2023 @12:06PM (#35233657)
I think the rural/city better for the environment is a bit of cherry picking of statistics. It's important however to respect what's good for each of us. For me, living in the city meant shitty health outcomes, spending way too much money on rent and food, way too many people trying to stick a hand in my pocket for entertainment etc.

For me a good life means dark skies, green trees, a chance of dying every time I go for a hike, and a garden in my backyard.

If you are a city person, that's great, fantastic and I hope that you can stay there but if you have to move out to suburban/rural spaces, don't bring the city with you. Leave the light pollution, the noise, and all those urban attributes in the city.

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Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London by enriquto on Monday March 20, 2023 @12:25PM (#35234002)
> Leave the light pollution, the noise, and all those urban attributes in the city.

"The noise"... are you advocating for a rural setting without cars here? Most of light pollution and noise in the cities comes from cars and car infrastructure.

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Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London by wolverine876 on Monday March 20, 2023 @08:59PM (#35241181)
> Most of light pollution and noise in the cities comes from cars and car infrastructure.

While I love cities, I think that's not really the story. Cities would light up their streets with or without cars. Could you imagine if New York, somehow sans cars, with pitch black streets at night? The crime fear is way overdone - cities are very safe these says. But I think I still prefer streetlights.

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Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London by CalRobert on Monday March 20, 2023 @12:36PM (#35234239)
Cities aren't loud. Cars are loud.
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Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London by nradov on Monday March 20, 2023 @02:04PM (#35235849)
Sirens and garbage trucks going all night are loud.
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Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London by moneywoes on Monday March 20, 2023 @04:24PM (#35238111)
> a chance of dying every time I go for a hike

Sold where did you go

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Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London by wolverine876 on Monday March 20, 2023 @08:57PM (#35241160)
> way too many people trying to stick a hand in my pocket for entertainment

What does that refer to?

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Re:Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists in City of London by substation13 on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @06:02AM (#35244307)
Trouble is, wild areas are being destroyed to make room for suburbia.
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